[muawiyah]

They were NOT considered "Northern States". They certainly were "Union States", and so was Northern Virginia (under occupation).

Again, let's try this again ~ All America was divided into three parts. The Northern States ~ the Souvrn' States ~ the Border States.

[TradicalRC]

I have only this week heard of the border states. All I EVER heard prior to this week was North and South, Union and Confederate. I guess that whole slavery thing wasn't quite as cut and dried as the Northeastern liberals would have us believe...so NOW the country was Actually divided Three ways. Seems to me it don't matter how thin you slice it....